2017 Winners

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2017 Winners

BANKSIA GOLD AWARD

War on Waste by KEO Films Australia in partnership with Screen Australia, ABCTV and ScreenNSW, NSW

War on Waste is a provocative, controversial documentary series that uncovers how much waste we produce as a nation. In this four-part series, it gives the audience tools on how to implement changes into their everyday lives to reduce the amount of waste they create per household. To date, the series has reach a total of 2.7 million metro viewers (and is the top ABC program this year among the Under 50s demo) and the ABC iview War on Waste collection has clocked up more than 450,000 plays over the past month.

THE MINISTER’S AWARD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

Sundrop Farms, SA

Sundrop is a global leader in sustainable agriculture growing high-value crops of fruits and vegetables. They utilise technology and operational skills to develop, construct and operate greenhouses in locations that have little or no access to arable land, fresh water sources, grid electricity or natural gas. Sundrop provides a unique and innovative solution to environmental challenges in farming. As the world’s population continues to grow, Sundrop is de-coupling food production from finite resources and relying instead on renewable

BANKSIA COMMUNICATION FOR CHANGE AWARD

War on Waste by KEO Films Australia in partnership with Screen Australia, ABCTV and ScreenNSW, NSW

War on Waste is a provocative, controversial documentary series that uncovers how much waste we produce as a nation. In this four-part series, it gives the audience tools on how to implement changes into their everyday lives to reduce the amount of waste they create per household. To date, the series has reach a total of 2.7 million metro viewers (and is the top ABC program this year among the Under 50s demo) and the ABC iview War on Waste collection has clocked up more than 450,000 plays over the past month.

BANKSIA FOOD FOR SUSTAINABLE THOUGHT AWARD

Cullen Wines, WA

Cullen Wines is certified biodynamic, carbon neutral vineyards and winery which subscribes to 100% natural power. Cullen’s preservative free, natural and biodynamic wines bring the purest ‘sense of place’ from the soil , to the grape, to the glass. Cullen Wines also has biodynamic vegetable and herb gardens on site that provide fresh produce for it’s award winning restaurant. The Cullen Wines success is founded on sustainability, integrity, and quality with biodynamics being the backbone to produce quality wines and pave the way for

BANKSIA INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABILITY AWARD

Winya Indigenous Furniture Pty Ltd, NSW

Winya is the most socio-environmental focused furniture in Australia and it is a majority indigenous owned furnitured company. The Arnhem range is a social and environmental collaboration with remote Northern Territory Indigenous land owners and a remote Indigenous mill to provide waste timbers off mine-site clearing to produce custom made soft seating. Salvaged timbers that would otherwise be burnt create Indigenous employment both in remote areas and apprenticeships in cities.

BANKSIA LARGE BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP AWARD

AccorHotels, NSW

AccorHotels is leading the sustainability agenda in the hotel and hospitality sector with a focus on sustainable Positive Hospitality. They acknowledge their unique position to positively influence the community as the largest operator of hotels in Australia with 200+ establishments, over 10,000 staff and serving more than 6 million guests annually. Since their first environmental charter in 1998, AccorHotels has been driving sustainability performance in its operations and demonstrating its leadership in the sector.

BANKSIA LEADERSHIP IN THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY AWARD

Yarra Valley Water – Converting Waste to Energy, VIC

Yarra Valley Water has constructed a waste to energy facility which 100 tonnes of food waste that was previously destined for landfill will be processed every day into biogas via anaerobic digestion. Enough energy will be generated to run the facility and the neighbouring treatment plants. Any surplus energy will be exported to the electricity grid, helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and Yarra Valley Water’s reliance on traditional sources of electricity.Read More

BANKSIA NATURAL CAPITAL AWARD

Murray-Darling Basin Balanced Water Fund by The Nature Conservancy Australia in partnership with Murray-Darling Wetlands Working Group and Kilter Rural, VIC

Operating in the world’s largest water market, the Murray-Darling Basin Balanced Water Fund is the first water investment fund in Australia to address balanced environmental, agricultural, social and financial outcomes. The Nature Conservancy Australia, a not for profit organisation dedicated to the conservation of the lands and waters on which all life depends, established the Murray-Darling Basin Balanced Water Fund to provide water security for Australian farming families while protecting culturally

BANKSIA SMALL TO MEDIUM BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP AWARD

Austral Fisheries, WA

Austral Fisheries is one of Australia’s largest commercial fishing companies, and they have continued their decades long commitment to leadership in sustainability by becoming the first seafood company in the world to be carbon neutral. The fisheries they catched are independently certified as sustainable and well managed by the Marine Stewardship Council. They have recently achieved ‘carbon neutrality’ as a business and for our products, as certified under the Australian Government National Carbon Offset Standard.

BANKSIA SMART AWARD

Sundrop Farms, SA

Sundrop is a global leader in sustainable agriculture growing high-value crops of fruits and vegetables. They utilise technology and operational skills to develop, construct and operate greenhouses in locations that have little or no access to arable land, fresh water sources, grid electricity or natural gas. Sundrop provides a unique and innovative solution to environmental challenges in farming. As the world’s population continues to grow, Sundrop is de-coupling food production from finite resources

BANKSIA SUSTAINABLE CITIES AWARD

Fitzroy Gardens Redevelopment by City of Melbourne

The City of Melbourne is a leading capital city local government authority. Our vision is to be a bold, inspirational and sustainable city. As part of this we aim to care for the environment, while preparing responsibility for the future growth. Fitzroy Gardens Redevelopment demonstrates how a series of strategic manoeuvres can achieve a great public realm outcome for the city. By redesigning an existing a publically inaccessible maintenance depot of 9000m² to half its size

BANKSIA SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AWARD

Reaching 100% with Australia’s First Commercially Operating Community Mini Grid by Totally Renewable Yackandandah in partnership with AusNet Services, VIC

Totally Renewable Yackandandah (TRY) is an incorporated association and community advocacy group working with the Yackandandah community to generate 100 per cent of the town’s electricity needs from renewable sources by 2022. TRY has partnered with AusNet Services to develop and implement a four stage Community Mini Grid to achieve this goal. Successful development of the mini-grid will have significant implications for the nature of the national electricity grid.Read More